The study states that anti-Jewish feeling is "significantly"
entrenched in German society, and the internet has helped
spread Holocaust denial, and far-right and extreme Islamist
views.

The findings listed the cause of continuing anti-Semitism as
"based on widespread prejudice, deeply-rooted cliches and also on
plain ignorance of Jews and Judaism," the BBC
reports.

They also speak of "a wider acceptance in mainstream society of
day-to-day anti-Jewish tirades and actions." Derogatory comments
in sports arenas, where rival soccer teams were often labeled
"Jewish", as well as humiliating Jewish athletes and fans was
cited as an example.

However, Germany is not the most anti-Semitic country in Europe,
according to the experts. It is outstripped by Poland, Hungary,
and Portugal.

The findings are in stark contrast to German President
Christian Wulff's remarks on Friday, the anniversary of the 1942
Wannsee conference, where the Nazis' plan to murder of millions
of Jews was coined. Wulff pledged Germany would keep the memory
of the Holocaust alive and never abandon the Jewish
people.

Germany's Jewish population has risen from less than 30,000 in
1989 to more than 200,000 since the collapse of the Berlin Wall
and the Soviet Union, according to the BBC.